Synonyms of incredulous

incredulous

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkre-jə-ləs 

1

as in skeptical

inclined to doubt or question claims

incredulous by nature, I'm of course very suspicious of anyone who claims to be able to communicate with the dead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skeptical
• suspicious
• cautious
• disbelieving
• careful
• unbelieving
• questioning
• doubting
• distrustful
• negativistic
• wary
• cynical
• mistrustful
• show-me
• paranoid
• curious
• quizzical
• puzzled
• suspecting
• paranoidal
• experienced
• unsure
• watchful
• inquisitive
• leery
• unconvinced
• critical
• guarded
• uncertain
• hesitant
• leary
• worldly
• sophisticated
• nosy
• nosey
• undetermined
• worldly-wise
• gun-shy
• undecided
• knowing
• inquiring
• unsettled
• snoopy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• credulous
• uncritical
• gullible
• naive
• naïve
• unsophisticated
• unquestioning
• ingenuous
• trusting
• wide-eyed
• simple
• innocent
• trustful
• green
• positive
• confident
• certain
• unworldly
• sure
• unknowing
• simpleminded
• inexperienced
• impractical
• idealistic
• childlike
• raw
• gullable
• callow
• careless
• deceived
• unsuspecting
• unsuspicious
• heedless
• unwary
• duped
• beguiled
• tricked
• gulled

2

as in incredible

too extraordinary or improbable to believe

an incredulous account of alien abduction that the tabloids had a field day with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incredible
• unlikely
• impossible
• fantastical
• unbelievable
• ridiculous
• inconceivable
• absurd
• implausible
• doubtful
• unreasonable
• unconvincing
• unthinkable
• unimaginable
• questionable
• silly
• dubious
• fantastic
• unconceivable
• full of it
• uncompelling
• suspicious
• hopeless
• debatable
• shaky
• suspect
• fishy
• ludicrous
• disputable
• laughable
• far-fetched
• flimsy
• comical
• preposterous
• farcical
• outlandish
• dubitable
• untenable
• indefensible
• dodgy
• doubtable
• risible
• insupportable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plausible
• convincing
• conceivable
• believable
• credible
• possible
• imaginable
• creditable
• probable
• likely
• thinkable
• reasonable
• cogitable
• supposable
• certain
• indisputable
• unquestionable
• undeniable
• sure
• indubitable
• incontestable
• undoubted
• questionless

Examples of incredulous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jessica is plausibly incredulous and despairing as she’s told that her ex is well within his rights to simply cut her out of her son’s life. —Catherine Bray, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024

Harris’s incredulous split-screen looks during last night’s debate were, essentially, the visual embodiment of that critique. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024

When the call came, Rossellini was incredulous, worried that returning to the company would dredge up all that history. —Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024

The young bull stood still as if incredulous that such a thing could happen. —Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024